has never been a problem. Instead, she is the full pop package: heartbreak whisperer, Easter egg overlord, and lyrical therapist for the emotionally overcooked. While she may be a sonic life coach with a glittery mic and a master’s in poetic vengeance, love, before Travis Kelce, was a bit of a rodeo for her. But rewinding to the 2010s, a simpler time when Tumblr thrived and avocado toast had not yet gentrified brunch, in the middle of her empire of breakup anthems and revenge ballads, one chaotic masterpiece rose above the rest: the Taylor Swift goat song.
It was never because of its lyrics but a bleat-level collaboration no one saw coming.
What is the Taylor Swift goat song that lives full-screech in every mind?
It was a random 2013 day when the morning buzz got upstaged not by a hen, but a legendary bleating icon in the back forty. In a certified G.O.A.T. remix of Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew You Were Trouble,’ her signature
heartbreak howls were replaced by a YouTuber with too much time and just enough genius. It ultimately resulted in a chaotic symphony where her “whoas
” were substituted with the dramatic “bah
” of the Broken Goat, a bleating diva who had already climbed the fame farm, living its best viral life.
11 years ago today, taylor swift shared the goat remix of “i knew you were trouble” via twitter:
In celebration of I Knew You Were Trouble staying at #1 for a 6th week at pop radio…
february 26, 2013 pic.twitter.com/sZDzJo21q1
— Taylor Swift Updates (@TSUpdating) February 26, 2024
Everyone more or less knows about the Taylor Swift effect. But in the 2010s, all they cared about was the unholy mashup that broke the internet and possibly a few eardrums. The Taylor Swift goat song did not just trend; it was a cultural reset, a bleating frenzy that still echoes through TikTok, group chats, and the deepest and most cherished corners of meme history.
While Taylor Swift is a GOAT and so is the Broken Goat who invited trouble, did you know the self-made billionaire
even reacted to the remix shortly after?
Taylor Swift’s throwback reaction to the goat remix
When the world was jamming to the viral Taylor Swift goat remix of ‘I Knew You Were Trouble,’ the childless cat lady was not far behind. On the second episode of Taylor Swift Now, she addressed the remix and the song, which found massive exposure with the goat screaming. Although Swift did not see it coming, she could not resist dubbing it the “most hilarious turn of events.”
Taylor reacting to the IKYWT goat is so cute and funny
Retweet to vote for @taylorswift13 to win Favorite Female Artist Pop/Rock at the #AMAs 🌟💕✨ pic.twitter.com/z2OT2RDsF3
— Cecilia ✨💜 (@Ceci20GS) September 22, 2018
In her characteristic humor, Swift explained, the goat surely makes it funny. But what got to her is the fact that you never know what emerges from the left field, including “screaming goats.”
As the clip began playing sideways, her reaction was one etched in gold. Holding her face in her palms, Swift could barely hold back the riot of laughter. However, she was not alone in the boat, or dare we say, goat.
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